I posted this also in the Cleaning section. But I'd like to get some more responses on this. Basically my 5 month old SF-Challenges have a purple/reddish tint to them in the sunlight. I've never used wheel cleaners and have always washed the wheels with soap and water. I've waxed the wheels with NXT wax and Wheel Wax. It happened on all 4 wheels. How can I fix this??

Here are the pics:

 

If you can swing by the meet tonight then I'll see if it's fixable.

https://my350z.com/forum/southern-california/169224-feb-7-tuesday-uci-meet.html

 

What a coincidence.. I'm going to work tonight at 10 and you're meeting literally 3 mins from where i work. I'll swing by.

 

The clear coat is fading. Same thing happened to mine. I just went and bought metal polish. Its in a blue bottle. Its good stuff. Shines it up. Just gotta polish it every once in a while.

 

After only 5 months the clear coat is fading? Is that normal?

 

Im not sure in your case. I speeded up the process by spraying a wheel cleaner on the rims. I think it is. Maybe ur soap is harsher than you think.

 

Well, doesn't seem like the clearcoat is fading.. It shines up real nice without polish or wax, just has this tint to it now. But maybe it is. I'll try some polish made for clearcoat first.

 

I have this problem, and my wheels are 2-3 weeks old. something is wrong here

 

If I'm not mistaken, those wheels don't have clear coat on the lips.

 

the same thing happened to my vol gt-7s this two fronts arew much worse than the rear. i think it may have something to the brake dust being corrosive.. then again i could be way off. like you, i never put any harsh chemicals on the rims. anyway, i haven't really found a good solution yet... if you find one please let me know.

 

I saw Tzuten's wheels last night and I am still trying to figure out exactly why the wheel has taken the urple purple look. Don't get me wrong but it'll look hot if there was more of a titanium hue to it, ubber hot. Anyways, somehow whatever the purple cleaner he used absorbed into the clearcoat and yes there is a clearcoat to the Volks. Try using Mother's clear coat polish or clear coat safe cleaners and if that doesn't work you might want to contact the place you bought it from and see if they can do anything. There's a part of me that thinks it was a bad batch from the factory. Good luck with them.

 

I spoke to Chris at F1 motorsports where i purchased them. Basically he said the distributor will not do anything as they cannot prove I did not use harsh chemicals on the lip. He provided me a with a number to call the distributor, but I am very unhappy that I spent all this $$$ on purple wheels.

 

kinda off topic.....but Tzuten, what kinda towel/cloth did you use to clean the lips?

 

waxing the chrome wheels with NXT wax will cause the alternation in polish lips.

 

Damn, sorry to hear you spend all the hard earned money and this turns out in just a few months, keep us informed of your situation.
Good luck
RR350Z

 

Not exactly chrome or polished. Volks are anodized aluminum with clear coat. Basically no different than the cars paint/finish.

I like I said in the other thread, could be a QC issue.

https://my350z.com/forum/cleaning-and-detailing/166662-volk-wheels-discoloration.html

 

I have microfiber towels that I use to clean the wheels off between washes. I would also use an air compressor to dry the wheels off.

 

A representative of Mackin told me to email the company photos of my wheel. I doubt they will do anything about it though

 

Wow, that discoloration is sooo similar to Josh's (Tzuten) wheels.

 

We Fix Stuff Like That At My Shop. We Put It On A Machine That Spins It About 2500 Rpm's And We Use Sand Paper To Fix It. If You Want A Quick Fix You Might Try Wet Sanding With Like 2000 Grit And See If You Can Find Some Way 2 Easy Polish Its Good Stuff.